Window-pane-holding device.



E. A. MILLER.

WINDOW PANE HOLDING DEVICE. 7

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27, 1910.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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EMMA A. MILLER, 0F VABINA, IOWA.

WINDOW-PANE-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1 1913.

Application filed October 27, 1910. Serial No. 589,400.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA A. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Varina, in the county of Pocahontas, State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lVindowTans-HoldingDevices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for securing windowpanes in posi tion on sashes without the use of putty and the leadingobject of the invention is to provide a frame comprising sectionsadjust-ably secured together so that different sized panes can besecured to different sized window sashes.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearlydescribed in the following specification and clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation showingthe device applied to a sash for holding a single window pane. Fig. 2 isa detail sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view of an end of one of the frame sections.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferredembodiment of the invention 5 denotes a sash comprising vertical membersand horizontal members suitably secured together and formed withshoulders 6 against which the window pane 7 is positioned. In the usualmethod of fastening panes a layer of putty is placed against the edgesof the window pane and the inner side faces of the sash members. Thismethod is found to be defective in many respects as putty frequentlybecomes loose through thejarring of the window sashes, the pressure ofwind or other like influences, and the window pane soon vibrates on itssash.

In order to overcome the defects in the common putty method of holdingwindow panes in place, the improved device consists of two framesections 8 and 9, each section being formed substantially like the otherwith the exception that one of the sections 9 is formed slightly smallerthan the other section 8 so that the two will slide on one another andeach section is provided with two flanges, an inner flange 10, whichconfacts with a layer of rubber or felt or like material 11 pressedagainst the edges of the window pane 7, and a second flange 12 whichbears against the layer 13 of felt or rubber disposed against the innersides of the sash member. The frame sections 9 and 10 are also formedwith flanges 14 and 15 which are offset at 16 so as to provide tracks 17for the holding ears 18. The ears 18 are stampedout of the flanges 14and 15 and are bent around said flanges so as to form de pendingterminals 19. The flange 14 of the section 10 is adapted to move againstthe inner side of the flange 15 of the frame section 9.

The frame sections 9 and 10 are secured to the sides of the sash. 5 bymeans of fastening devices or screws 20 whereby the entire frame will beheld snugly against the felt or rubber strips and the window pane willbe effectively secured against displacement.

The improved window pane holding frame can be manufactured very cheaplyand by suitably trimming the rubber strip or felt interposed between thesides of the frame and sides of the sash to which the frame is to besecured the frame can be adapted to practically all sashes.

hat is claimed is 1. A window pane holding device comprising a pair ofangular frame sections having their ends bent to slidably engage withthe ends of the other section, one flange of each section being off-setadjacent its outer portion so as to space the'same inwardly from awindow frame, each frame section having its off-set portion adjacent theends thereof formed with integral ears bent therefrom and adapted toengage the other frame section at the outer edge of its off-set portion,said ears being bent upwardly at right angles to the off-set portion toform a packing seat, and means for holding said sash contacting sides ofthe angular frame sections in snug engagement with the sides of the sashframe.

2. A window pane holding device includ ing sections of right angularcross section, the ends of said sect-ions being disposed in overlappedrelation for adjustment and having certain sides engageable with awindow packing engaged in said space provided by the offset portions.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

EMMA A. MILLER.

Witnesses H. A. SGHOENBERGER, LOUIS ODo NELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1). G.

